Finance Manager - Fixed Term Contract 12 Months
FGH Business Centre 66-70 Vicar Ln, Bradford BD1 5AJ
Hybrid flexibility: 2 office days per week
About The Role
The Finance Manager will support the Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) by owning month end reporting routines and playing a key role in budgeting, forecasting and latestview cycles. A core focus of the role is providing strong project support, including building detailed financial models, supporting with project business cases and delivering clear analysis to inform decisionmaking.
The role offers regular engagement with the Divisional team, including SMT and EMT, requiring the role holder to provide accurate insight, robust scenario analysis, and wellreasoned recommendations. They will demonstrate financial leadership while working toward a professional qualification, building technical capability and commercial awareness.
Accountabilities
MONTH END ROUTINES & CONTROLS
Responsible for delivering the accurate and timely month end result for the relevant area and for onward review with the SFBP. Actively participate in month end review meetings with wider finance community
Take ownership of variance analysis, challenging assumptions and ensuring timely, clear communication of impacts to the SFBP
Maintain strong financial controls and disciplines
Ahead of, and during month end, work closely with the business functions & budget holders to understand the outturn. Circulate that information to FA and FBP
Create and deliver financial results information to budget holders
In conjunction with FA deliver insightful month end variance analysis for month end review
Understand and challenge areas of responsibility in the P&L
FORECASTS & PLANNING
Responsible for delivering the detailed inputs / outputs required for completion of the financial forecasts / budgets utilising FA resource where appropriate
Understand, contribute (including challenge) and agree timetables & ensure stakeholders are aligned to delivering inputs in a timely fashion and accurately
Prepare packs, review documents and source and confirm risks and opportunities attend and contribute to the associated meetings
Ensure clarity around embedded initiatives and associated benefits / impacts
Work with Divisional budget holder to challenge robustness and accuracy of inputs, assumptions and outputs to forecast process
Update/maintain forecast models in conjunction with agreed assumptions and planned activities
Ensure delivery of relevant templates to other business units for operational planning and financial recharges being confident in the information provided and prepared to field challenge.
DECISION SUPPORT & MODELLING
Support with financial modelling skills and build up decision support experiences building business cases and identifying / tracking success metrics. In doing so prepare numerical and written presentations to support the business cases
Utilise professional accounting qualification progression to identify development gaps and liaise with SFBP to gain experiences in the commercial support arena
Be pro-active in taking on project accounting responsibilities where the opportunity presents itself
Be proactive and self-starting in building relationships in the divisional team to identify areas where decision support would add value and work to fill those gaps
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Where the opportunity exists have responsibility for management of FA. In the absence of that potential seek out options to provide guidance or mentoring to FA
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE & SUPPLEMENTARY
Build business relationships to ensure objectives achieved
Inquisitive approach to problem solving
Deputise for SFBP where appropriate
Attend and support FA in budget holder review meetings ensuring all finance inputs are reviewed for accuracy ahead
Other duties as required
Miscellaneous
To be always committed to the fair treatment of customers
Ensure compliance with all applicable UK and local regulations, Company Policies and FCA Conduct Rules
Demonstrate behaviours in line with our Company values
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by acts and omissions at work
About You
Strong user of, Excel- able to model incl set up tables, spreadsheets, graphs etc (S)
Strong presentations skills both in terms of pulling together clear and insightful PowerPoint packs for review and then delivering verbally with clarity
Good commercial understanding of business and retailing. (K)
Qualified or well advanced in progress towards completing a professional accountancy qualification.
Retail experience preferable but certainly some understanding of the challenges & KPI's in managing a retail business
Focus on accuracy and clarity of financial information - communicate written & oral financial information clearly & concisely to all levels of personnel providing summaries which facilitate a clear interpretation of the detail and enable quick decision making
Commercial awareness - the ability to apply that understanding to the role's requirements.
Ability to persuade other people to an objective point of view
Strong organisational & prioritising skills
General ledger experience
Able to commute to Bradford city centre (hybrid working).
ABOUT US: FGH
For over 100 years, Freemans has been at the forefront of home shopping, delivering quality products and exceptional service. We've accepted the challenge to transform our business into a modern, digital-first retailer.
With a rich heritage and an eye on the future, we are a forward-thinking, tech-driven online retail business, making fabulous fashion and stylish homewares accessible and affordable for everyone.
Based in West Yorkshire and part of the OTTO group one of the world's largest online retail organisations, Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH) is the home of familiar brands such as Freemans, Grattan, Kaleidoscope, and Curvissa.
What We Offer You
FLEXIBILITY
We offer hybrid working to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. Our full time head office colleagues work a minimum of 2 days per week in the office, allowing the perfect balance between collaborative in-person team work and the flexibility to work from home.
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Turning your job into a career is a real passion for us and our development programmes will enable you to grow in role.
We offer clear career pathways that will show you the way, outlining the skills, behaviours and knowledge needed to perform at the next step.
We invest in our colleagues, giving them all the opportunity to progress. Our inspired leadership programme is aimed at equipping our future leaders to coach, develop, manage change and maintain situational awareness.
INCLUSIVITY
As a business, we depend on a fusion of identities, characteristics, backgrounds, and cultures to fully appreciate our people and our customers. Freemans has a long-standing commitment to ensuring fairness and balance.
Our company is an inclusive organisation where everybody can make the most of their talent and abilities. Our pay, reward, and progression approach is based solely on fairness and merit.
Benefits
We firmly believe that we should reward our brilliant people with extensive benefits to help them stay healthy, relax and re-energise, have fun, manage the day-to-day and plan for the future. Here are just some of our great benefits:
Competitive salaries and annual bonus scheme
37 days holiday
Healthcare cash plan
Competitive pension scheme
Life assurance
Paid paternity and maternity leave
Incredible staff discounts
Subsidised Canteen
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